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I am, admittedly, a stubborn old traditionalist when it comes to muzzle loading firearms. I am a 'pure lead only' advocate.
There are risks if using hard lead in a C&B revolver. Take a look at your revolver from the front. You will see partial views of the five chambers not lined up with the barrel. There is a reason for that. If a chain fire occurs and all, or some, of the chambers ignite the ball can escape with no more harm than brown filled pants on the shooter. With hard balls there is considerable possibility the gun frame, and person holding it can be harmed.
Plus, on the more practical side, a hard ball may not (I won't say "cannot" because I dunno fer sure) get properly squashed as it enters the forcing cone into the bore (there is a reason they call it "forcing" cone) and, possibly cause a catastrophic event at that point.
Bottom line? My advice, pure lead only.
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